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Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

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Now that I am back in Germany, seafood is much harder to come by for me than back in Miami, and the variety does not even come close. At least, some of the folks who complained in the past about too much seafood on ChefsOpinion can now be more entertained with a wider variety of meat dishes, since the variety of dishes prepared with meat is so much larger here than there 🙂
However, just like I lusted over the past few Decades for familiar meat dishes from my original home, I now miss the seafood that was so readily available to me on my travels through the Caribbean, South East Asia, South America, the Orient, Alaska, Florida and so many other places along or close to the coasts´ of the World, especially at my other home Florida, where one can always count on ones friendly ?? neighborhood Asian market with their endless fresh/ live seafood selections.
So now, every so often, I will still splurge on a big portion of good-quality seafood for Bella and me, to make sure we don´t lose our touch with that part of happy eating. 🙂
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Bon Appétit ! Life is Good !
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Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

Tzatziki

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Bellas Portion
Initial portion I should say, of course she got more of my tigers (and lettuce with tzatziki, which she loves) 🙂
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: after removing the cooked shrimp, I added a bit of chicken stock to deglaze the pan with the shells

: to serve, she got another tiger on top of the shells

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Preparation :
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: 16 oz headless fresh black tigers

: peel (tail on), remove black vein,

: season with sweet Thai chili sauce, garlic paste, kosher salt to taste

: stir-fry in 2 tblsp very hot peanut oil until tigers are nearly cooked through, remove tigers, drizzle with lemon or lime juice (finish Bellas portion according to the instruction below)

: for the salsa, mix 1/2 cup diced cucumbers with 1 tblsp chopped onions, 1 tblsp cilantro, chili flakes, garlic paste, kosher salt and lime or lemon juice to taste

: spread some iceberg hearts on a serving plate

: drizzle with Lime Vinaigrette, to with the tigers ; Serves one mein course or 3 appetizers

: Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

: Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

: Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

: Stir-Fried Chili Black Tigers With Cucumber Salsa On Iceberg Hearts In Lime Vinaigrette, Tzatziki

: Tzatziki

: after removing the cooked shrimp, I added a bit of chicken stock to deglaze the pan with the shells

: to serve, she got another tiger on top of the shells

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From our new Home………

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Dear Friends,
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After nearly two years of planning, Bella and I have finally arrived in our new, ( permanent? ) home, Germany.
Of course, America is my home as much as Germany, so I hope I can travel between the two countries often. I still maintain a small place in Miami, but for now, my base will be Germany, until…………..?
As of now, we stay at a small apartment near Cologne, but I am actively searching for a much larger place up North, hopefully near the coast.
Until we have settled in, which I estimate will take at least another couple of months, I won´t be able to post at my usual pace, pls forgive me.
My pots and pans, cameras, china, utensils, etc., are still in a container on the High Seas.
But, when all the dust has settled, I hope we can proceed at our regular, about two posts a week, speed. After all, we´ve got to eat ! 🙂
Until then, most of the dishes I´ll post will be food I have prepared, written the recipes for, taken pictures and stored them, during the past few months.
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Until soon,
Bella and Hans
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So here is Miami, Florida, which we left behind.
Below that is Cologne, Germany, where we moved to (happily, I might add) 🙂
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Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

Meanwhile, in Florida…….

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Hurricane season has finally arrived in Florida, and boy, has it ARRIVED 😦
While God has spared us a hurricane so far, we had constant rainstorms for the past two weeks, resulting in extensive flooding, turning many streets into rivers and parking lots into lakes.
Hearty food is the partial answer to that misery, making up for the fact that outside grilling and outside cooking in general, is suspended for the moment.
This beef stew with potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garbanzos, white beans, red beans and black beans is the perfect food to enjoy while looking out the window, watching the world drowning in rain and misery 😦
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Bon Appétit ! Life is Good !
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Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

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Preparation :
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: 2 lbs beef ribs

: blanche ribs for one minute, drain, rinse

: to 3 qt water add the ribs, 2 med white onions, large dice, 1 tblsp garlic paste, 1 pinch grated nutmeg, kosher salt and grd black pepper to taste, bring to a simmer

: simmer slowly until ribs are very tender but NOT falling apart

: remove ribs from stock, let cool enough to handle

: remove and discard bones, cut meat into bite size pieces

: the stock should be reduce to about 1 qt; if too much, simmer until 1 qt remains, if there is not enough, add some more water to reach 1 qt

: cut 1/2 ea red pepper, 1/2 ea yellow pepper and 1/2 ea green peppers into large dice; drain and rinse 10 oz kernel corn, 10 oz black beans, 10 oz white beans, 10 oz red beans, 10 oz diced tomatoes, 10 oz small cooked potatoes

: add the beef, all the veggies, 1 lb finely sliced beef sausage and 1/2 cup sliced scallions to the stock, simmer for 3 minutes

: check/adjust seasoning

: to serve, sprinkle with fresh grated Asiago cheese and 1/2 cup finely diced raw white onion, red pepper, green pepper, yellow pepper and scallion (optional, but in my opinion the raw veggies add a great “freshness” and texture)

: Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

: Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

: Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

: Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

: Crappy Weather Food – Beef, Beans And Other Stuff

: Meanwhile, in Florida…….

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Pork Soup With Pork & Leek Dumplings, Baby Bok Choy And Scallions

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This will be my last meal in 2014. It fit’s the occasion of a New Years Eve Diner well for me, since I adore pork dumplings in soup and it is the perfect dish to devour while watching TV . Bella and I are spending the evening watching movies and every hour on the hour the fireworks from around the world. It started of with Sidney a couple of hours ago, which, as usual, had one of the most spectacular displays. Later when the clock strikes midnight here in Florida, we’ll go outside and watch the fireworks at the nearby airport live from our backyard. Not as glamorous as the one in Sidney, but………..
After that we will enjoy a night cup of hot chocolate and doughnut holes with caramelized pineapple and banana.
Boy, how things have changed for me from just a few years back :-).
Nowadays, I leave the wild partying to the kid’s and the kid’s at heart. Strangely enough, I don’t miss the partying a bit. (Yet?)
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Happy New Year ! God Bless !

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Pork Soup With Pork & Leek Dumplings, Baby Bok Choy And Scallions

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Preparation :
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: for dumpling filling, mix ground pork, grated ginger, garlic paste, finely diced water chestnuts, salt, cayenne pepper and sesame oil, wrap with dumpling wrappers, simmer in pork broth until done, about 4 minutes

: season broth with kosher salt, chili oil, sesame oil, grated ginger and garlic paste, ass bok choy

: simmer bok choy for no more than 2 minutes, to serve, add sliced scallions

: Pork Soup With Pork & Leek Dumplings, Baby Bok Choy And Scallions

: Pork Soup With Pork & Leek Dumplings, Baby Bok Choy And Scallions

: Pork Soup With Pork & Leek Dumplings, Baby Bok Choy And Scallions

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Gratinated Beef, Beans & Potato Stew With Fried Onions

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This must be my 25th different use for beef ribs other than just plain BBQ.
Incidentally, this is also without a doubt one of my best loved way’s to cook beef rib’s.
It is a bit robust for this time of the year here in Florida, but as I said often –
thank’s God for A/C 🙂
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Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

Gratinated Beef Ribs, Beans & Potato Stew With Fried Onions

Beef Ribs, Potato, Cannellini, Garlic, Onion, Shiitake, Cilantro

Simmer Ribs, Garlic, Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper Until Ribs Are Almost Tender

Add Potatoes, Simmer Until Potatoes Are Almost Tender, Set Aside

Saute Onions And Shiitake In Olive Oil Until Onions Are Translucent

Add Beans

Add Ribs, Potatoes And Stock, Bring To A Simmer. Sprinkle With LOT’S Of Finely Grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Bake Until A Golden Crust Is Achieved

Sprinkle With LOT’S Of Fried Onions

Gratinated Beef Ribs, Beans & Potato Stew With Fried Onions

Gratinated Beef, Beans & Potato Stew With Fried Onions

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